questions about engine
12-19-2005 | 02:30 PM
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questions about engine
i had a few q's about the b18c5. i was wondering what you can do to it,(make it faster, more hp ect....) as in internal wise. I plan on doing a b18c5 swap into an old Mini, so i was wondering what i could do to make the numbers go up, but at the same time, not add to many things inside the engine compartment.... if you want reference on what i plan to do, superfastminis.com explains. i know for sure that a supercharger or turbo will not fit. so what are some of the other things i could do, as space is a big issue even installing the engine it self it space conservative.... please let me know. thanks.
12-20-2005 | 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by crazykamper
i had a few q's about the b18c5. i was wondering what you can do to it,(make it faster, more hp ect....) as in internal wise. I plan on doing a b18c5 swap into an old Mini, so i was wondering what i could do to make the numbers go up, but at the same time, not add to many things inside the engine compartment.... if you want reference on what i plan to do, superfastminis.com explains. i know for sure that a supercharger or turbo will not fit. so what are some of the other things i could do, as space is a big issue even installing the engine it self it space conservative.... please let me know. thanks.
12-20-2005 | 07:41 PM
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anything else i can probably do?? or are cams pretty much the best.... what about intake manifolds and headers.. are there any that do not increese in size? sorry bout all the questions, im trying to get as much info about it as possible.....
12-21-2005 | 08:49 AM
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There was an article about this swap in SCC like a year or so ago. If you want i can find out which issue it was in. If i remember right he had to extend the front a little to fit it in there. Also because of the already tight gearing and the mini's 12" wheels first gear was ridiculously short, to the point where it was useless.
12-21-2005 | 12:58 PM
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yeah. i know that the front has to be extended, you can either extend it, or use a clubman front, wich is already the extra length, if you can, Please, find that article, i would be very interested, i have the car and driver one. its on thier website. yes, the gearing is very interesting, 1st is useless, i asked a fellow owner, he said that it peels out through 3 gears. if not more. so yes, i know space is tight, but i am wondering what kind of moddification can be done to make its higher mph faster..... its gonna have a final gear that is lower, so it will be a little better at start, (more traction, maybe 
) are there any intake manifolds and headers that are made that are smaller, or same size as oem? or are they all bigger? superfastminis.com has every bit of info on the build, but im wondering about aftermarket..... thanks. sorry for any inconvinience.
) are there any intake manifolds and headers that are made that are smaller, or same size as oem? or are they all bigger? superfastminis.com has every bit of info on the build, but im wondering about aftermarket..... thanks. sorry for any inconvinience.